8 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TEMPERATURE Temperatures in the area are mild. The average annual temperature at Pensacola is 68'F. Average monthly temperatures vary from a high of 810F in July and August to a low of 54F in December and January. The extreme temperatures recorded at Pensacola have been as high as 103F and as low as 7F; however, they seldom rise above 100F or drop below 200F. On the average, 275 frost-free days occur annually. Winter temperatures may be as much as 10F higher along the coast than in the northern part of the area. WELL-NUMBERING SYSTEM The well-numbering system that is derived from latitude and longi- tude coordinates is based on a state-wide grid of 1-minute parallels C ees 'A 1-9hde -eT of the Gree-nr Engl-nd. pr-me m-4d-an '"G EOR A ^^*^ r-;--^ l'_r< ...--. :.l --" Figue /. .ap o d s' t w m i 45 V- :9-.c __ ....... .-............. ..-- ..i .oo' "' .... O 1: :+ + S::::::::::::. .::::::::L -:1: 31: + .' '. ', ......- ~ ?---~. -rt i -- -. .. ... 3__ .. .... .. 2r o. s .es . Figure 3. Map of Florida showing the well-numbering system.